DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,555

NATIONAL BRAID MANUFACTURING CO.
ALSO KNOWN AS LONG ISLAND CITY TRIM
LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK

Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility to
Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on June 15, 2007,
applicable to workers of National Braid Manufacturing Co., Long
Island City, New York. The notice was published in the Federal
Register on June 28, 2007 (72 FR 35516).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
were engaged in the production of trimmings for textiles.
New information shows that the correct name of the subject
firm should read National Braid Manufacturing Co., also known as
Long Island City Trim. Workers separated from employment at the
subject firm had their wages reported under a separate
unemployment insurance (UI) tax accounts for National Braid
Manufacturing Co., also known as Long Island City Trim.
Accordingly, the Department is amending this certification
to correctly identify the name of the subject firm.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of National Braid Manufacturing Co. Long Island City,
New York who were adversely affected by increased company imports
of trimmings for textiles.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-61,555 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of National Braid Manufacturing Co., also
known as Long Island City Trim, Long Island City, New
York, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after May 15, 2006, through June 15,
2009, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are
also eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment
assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 23rd day of October 2007.


/s/ Linda G. Poole
_______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division
of Trade Adjustment Assistance


4510-FN-P


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,555

NATIONAL BRAID MANUFACTURING CO.
LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either paragraph
(a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act must be met.
It is determined in this case that the requirements of (a)(2)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on May 22, 2007, in response
to a petition filed by UNITE HERE, Local 155, on behalf of workers
of National Braid Manufacturing Co., Long Island City, New York.
The workers produced trimmings for textiles, and are not separately
identifiable.
The investigation revealed that employment and production at
the subject firm declined absolutely due to the closure of the
subject firm.
The investigation further revealed that company imports of
trimmings for textiles increased from 2005 to 2006.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of
1974 (26 USC 2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein
presents the results of its investigation regarding certification
of eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
(ATAA) for older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility requirements
of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The Department has
determined in this case that the requirements of Section 246 have
been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and do not possess skills that are easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.



Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with trimmings for textiles produced
by National Braid Manufacturing Co., Long Island City, New York
contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of
workers and to the decline in sales or production at that firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of National Braid Manufacturing Co., Long Island
City, New York, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after May 15, 2006, through two years from
the date of certification, are eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of
1974, and are also eligible to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of
1974.”
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 15th day of June, 2007


/s/Linda G. Poole
_____________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance





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